Category: Montreal Construction

Residents in Montreal’s Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough say they have been dealing with consistent loud booms at the site of the future Edouard-Montpetit REM station. “It’s kind of like a huge bang,” said Perlinger. “You feel like your neighbour on top is moving his couch or something. It goes off every morning.” The REM’s own data shows…

A total of 10 construction projects in Montreal that were slated to finish by the end of the year have been delayed until 2019. The City of Montreal made the announcement on Friday afternoon, saying the early bout of winter weather during the fall is to blame. READ MORE: Montreal extends construction plan to a decade…

Thu, Nov 15: The City of Montreal says it plans to slow down road construction, saying that residents are tired of seeing orange cones at every turn. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki explains, that means construction projects will last longer but will be done better. Source link

The administration of Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says it recognizes that residents can’t take much more roadwork and road closures than are already in place. So it’s modifying a Denis Coderre-era plan, which had been to quickly redo the city’s road network over five years, by instead extending the timeline to a decade. Under Coderre’s…

The City of Montreal has announced it will be awarding merchants direct financial compensation for lost revenues due to road work. Retail shops, restaurants and others could receive up to $30,000 a year in financial aid. City officials are touting it as a first of its kind in Canada. “This is historic,” said Robert Beaudry, executive…

Shannon Moran’s front entrance has been blocked by metal fencing and a six-foot deep trench ever since a city contractor started replacing old lead pipes on his street in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. It has been a difficult three weeks for the 70-year-old man who is hearing impaired, blind in one eye and has severe mobility issues. “I…

With all the construction in the city, Montrealers are more than accustomed to street closures and heavy equipment on its roads. But Saturday morning was a little different. WATCH: Truck slams into overpass near Montreal, spills cargo across highway Pie-IX Boulevard was closed for several hours after a backhoe loader, being carried on a flatbed trailer,…

With all the construction in the city, Montrealers are more than accustomed to street closures and heavy equipment on its roads. But Saturday morning was a little different. WATCH: Truck slams into overpass near Montreal, spills cargo across highway Pie-IX Boulevard was closed for several hours after an excavator, being carried on a flatbed trailer, hit…